France will have a new leader after Socialist challenger Francois Hollande beat conservative incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in the French presidential election Sunday. With most ballots counted in the runoff election, official results give Mr. Hollande 52 percent of the vote to Mr. Sarkozy’s 48 percent. Mr. Sarkozy called his challenger to concede defeat shortly after […]
Exit Polls: Top Two Greek Parties Suffer Major Election Losses
Posted May 6th, 2012 at 3:55 pm (UTC-5)
Greek voters have punished the two main parties for imposing unpopular economic austerity measures demanded by the European Union. Government projections from Sunday’s parliamentary elections show the conservative New Democracy party winning about 19 percent of the votes — far short of being able to form a government on its own and sharply down from […]
Syria Prepares for Election, Opposition Activists Call it a Farce
Posted May 6th, 2012 at 3:40 pm (UTC-5)
Syria is making final preparations for a parliamentary election on Monday, with authorities praising it as a major reform, while opposition activists ridicule it as a farce for coinciding with a violent government crackdown on an opposition uprising. Syrian election officials have said at least seven new political parties will participate in Monday’s vote for […]
Projection: Socialist Hollande Becomes New French President
Posted May 6th, 2012 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
Exit polls show challenger Francois Hollande beating incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy in the French runoff presidential election Sunday. Projections estimate that Mr. Hollande had won just over 50 percent of the vote, becoming France’s first Socialist president in nearly two decades. Shortly after the polls closed, Mr. Sarkozy called his challenger to concede defeat. Interior ministry […]
Exit Polls: Greek Austerity Parties Suffer Major Losses
Posted May 6th, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
Exit polls show Greece’s two main austerity parties have suffered major losses in parliamentary elections. The surveys, reported minutes after polls closed Sunday, indicated the conservative New Democracy party — the leading vote-getter — carrying 17 to 20 percent of the vote, down from 33.5 percent in 2009 polls. The samplings showed the left-wing PASOK […]
Exit Poll: Armenia’s Ruling Party Won Election
Posted May 6th, 2012 at 1:45 pm (UTC-5)
An exit poll shows that Armenia’s ruling Republican Party won parliamentary elections held on Sunday. The survey by Gallup International Association shows President Serzh Sarkisian’s party with roughly 44 percent of the vote. The exit poll shows the Prosperous Armenia Party in second place with nearly 29 percent of the vote. The two parties were […]
Exit Polls: Greek Austerity Parties Suffer Major Losses
Posted May 6th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Exit polls show Greece’s two main austerity parties have suffered major losses in parliamentary elections. The surveys, reported minutes after polls closed Sunday, showed the conservative New Democracy party — the leading vote- getter — carrying 17 to 20 percent of the vote, down from 33.5 percent in 2009 polls. The polls showed the socialist […]
Russian Police, Protesters Clash at Anti-Putin Rally
Posted May 6th, 2012 at 12:20 pm (UTC-5)
Russian riot police clashed with demonstrators Sunday as an estimated 20,000 people protested on the eve of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration for a third presidential term. Helmeted officers beat protesters with batons and hauled away dozens after skirmishes broke out between the two sides near a bridge leading across the Moscow river to the Kremlin. Those […]
Syria Prepares for Election, Opposition Activists Call it a Farce
Posted May 6th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Syria is making final preparations for a parliamentary election on Monday, with authorities praising it as a major reform, while opposition activists dismiss it as a farce for coinciding with a violent government crackdown on an opposition uprising. Syrian election officials have said at least seven new political parties will participate in Monday’s vote for […]
Armenians Vote in Calm Parliamentary Poll
Posted May 6th, 2012 at 10:40 am (UTC-5)
Armenians are voting for a new parliament Sunday, four years after the former Soviet state’s presidential election ended in deadly clashes between police and opposition supporters. Opinion polls indicate President Serzh Sarkisian’s Republican Party and its ally, Prosperous Armenia, are expected to win a majority of the 131 seats. Unemployment, poverty and Armenia’s long-running disputes […]
